Question 1

What strategy was used by Jesuits such as Matteo Ricci in an attempt to make a good impression on the Chinese?

Accepted Answer

A)  preaching that the Japanese were foreign devils 
B)  adopting Chinese customs 
C)  bringing money and medicine to the poor villages 
D)  teaching Western languages to Chinese children 
A)  preaching that the Japanese were foreign devils 
B)  adopting Chinese customs 
C)  bringing money and medicine to the poor villages 
D)  teaching Western languages to Chinese children B

Question 2

Which of these describe changes in the Japanese agriculture under the Tokugawa?

Accepted Answer

A)  less oppressive 
B)  increasing commercialization 
C)  expansion of serfdom 
D)  fragmentation of holdings 
A)  less oppressive 
B)  increasing commercialization 
C)  expansion of serfdom 
D)  fragmentation of holdings B

Question 3

Which Chinese leader finally subjugated the Mongols?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yongzheng 
B)  Hongwu 
C)  Kangxi 
D)  Qianlong 
A)  Yongzheng 
B)  Hongwu 
C)  Kangxi 
D)  Qianlong D

Question 4

As warfare became rare in Japan, the samurai in effect became

Accepted Answer

A)  civil servants. 
B)  dilettantes. 
C)  priests. 
D)  farmers. 
A)  civil servants. 
B)  dilettantes. 
C)  priests. 
D)  farmers.

Question 5

Discuss gender roles in Japan.

Accepted Answer

Gender roles in Japan have traditionally

Question 6

The pirate regime founded by Zheng Chenggong controlled

Accepted Answer

A)  Canton. 
B)  Vietnam. 
C)  Taiwan. 
D)  Macao. 
A)  Canton. 
B)  Vietnam. 
C)  Taiwan. 
D)  Macao.

Question 7

Who moved the Chinese capital back to Beijing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zheng He 
B)  Hongwu 
C)  Yongle 
D)  Li Zicheng 
A)  Zheng He 
B)  Hongwu 
C)  Yongle 
D)  Li Zicheng

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Li Zicheng?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a commoner who founded a new Chinese dynasty. 
B)  He was a fired postal worker. 
C)  He was a bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. 
D)  He was a member of his uncle's robber band. 
A)  He was a commoner who founded a new Chinese dynasty. 
B)  He was a fired postal worker. 
C)  He was a bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. 
D)  He was a member of his uncle's robber band.

Question 9

How did Go-Daigo differ from his predecessors?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to rule through the daimyo. 
B)  He wished to rule in his own right. 
C)  He appointed a shogun. 
D)  He never became emperor. 
A)  He wanted to rule through the daimyo. 
B)  He wished to rule in his own right. 
C)  He appointed a shogun. 
D)  He never became emperor.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes Tokugawa ideology?

Accepted Answer

A)  In order to compete globally, Japan must forge connections with other cultures. 
B)  Japan had allowed China to gain too much influence in East Asia. 
C)  The West had too much influence in Japan. 
D)  Christianity should be the official religion of Japan. 
A)  In order to compete globally, Japan must forge connections with other cultures. 
B)  Japan had allowed China to gain too much influence in East Asia. 
C)  The West had too much influence in Japan. 
D)  Christianity should be the official religion of Japan.

Question 11

Which of these describe Japan's Age of Warring States?

Accepted Answer

A)  two rival emperors fighting for the throne 
B)  daimyo battling each other under a puppet emperor 
C)  a strong emperor bringing the daimyo to heel 
D)  a period of constant fighting between Japan and Korea 
A)  two rival emperors fighting for the throne 
B)  daimyo battling each other under a puppet emperor 
C)  a strong emperor bringing the daimyo to heel 
D)  a period of constant fighting between Japan and Korea

Question 12

Hongwu attempted to create a new Chinese cultural synthesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these was carried out by Hideyoshi to consolidate control over the daimyo?

Accepted Answer

A)  the codification of imperial law 
B)  an inventory of lands for tax purposes 
C)  rearming peasants to keep the daimyo in check 
D)  encouraging the daimyo to adopt Christianity 
A)  the codification of imperial law 
B)  an inventory of lands for tax purposes 
C)  rearming peasants to keep the daimyo in check 
D)  encouraging the daimyo to adopt Christianity

Question 14

Tokugawa Japan's most important commercial center was

Accepted Answer

A)  Tokyo. 
B)  Canton. 
C)  Nagasaki. 
D)  Osaka. 
A)  Tokyo. 
B)  Canton. 
C)  Nagasaki. 
D)  Osaka.

Question 15

Why did Qianlong formally retire early?

Accepted Answer

to reign f

Question 16

Which Chinese dynasty revived China's pride and independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ming 
B)  Yuan 
C)  Yongle 
D)  Qing 
A)  Ming 
B)  Yuan 
C)  Yongle 
D)  Qing

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a major seaport?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guangzhou 
B)  Macao 
C)  Manila 
D)  Beijing 
A)  Guangzhou 
B)  Macao 
C)  Manila 
D)  Beijing

Question 18

Which of these explain Jesuit success in finding Japanese converts?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the imperial family converted, many others followed. 
B)  The Jesuits closely resembled Shinto priests. 
C)  The Jesuits won favor by adopting Japanese culture. 
D)  The Chinese had previously converted in large numbers. 
A)  When the imperial family converted, many others followed. 
B)  The Jesuits closely resembled Shinto priests. 
C)  The Jesuits won favor by adopting Japanese culture. 
D)  The Chinese had previously converted in large numbers.

Question 19

Who united Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hideyoshi 
B)  Oba Nobunga 
C)  the Hojo 
D)  Yamamoto 
A)  Hideyoshi 
B)  Oba Nobunga 
C)  the Hojo 
D)  Yamamoto

Question 20

Discuss China's commerce and economy during the decline of the Ming.

Accepted Answer

During the decline of the Ming dynasty,

Exam 21: The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800

What strategy was used by Jesuits such as Matteo Ricci in an attempt to make a good impression on the Chinese?

Which of these describe changes in the Japanese agriculture under the Tokugawa?

Which Chinese leader finally subjugated the Mongols?

As warfare became rare in Japan, the samurai in effect became

Discuss gender roles in Japan.

The pirate regime founded by Zheng Chenggong controlled

Who moved the Chinese capital back to Beijing?

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Li Zicheng?

How did Go-Daigo differ from his predecessors?

Which of the following best describes Tokugawa ideology?

Which of these describe Japan's Age of Warring States?

Hongwu attempted to create a new Chinese cultural synthesis.

Which of these was carried out by Hideyoshi to consolidate control over the daimyo?

Tokugawa Japan's most important commercial center was

Why did Qianlong formally retire early?

Which Chinese dynasty revived China's pride and independence?

Which of the following was NOT a major seaport?

Which of these explain Jesuit success in finding Japanese converts?

Who united Japan?

Discuss China's commerce and economy during the decline of the Ming.

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